[eccr] European journalists condemn Italian media

European journalists condemn Italian media
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The European Federation of Journalists today warned that the adoption of
a "monstrous and dangerous" new media and communications law by Italian
Senators will further endanger pluralism in one of Europe's most
highly-concentrated media economies. The Italian parliament adopted the
Legge Gasparri last Thursday, and the Senate is voting on the final
text. If the law is adopted it would allow cross-ownership between
newspapers and national television channels, including parts of the
public broadcaster RAI. The draft law has already been dismissed as a "a
regulatory monster" according to the EFJ member in Italy, the
Federazione Nationale della Stampa Italiana. However, the Senate is
likely to adopt it and thus allow its implementation. The current
situation is highly significant for Italy and similar trends exist in
other European countries. In Italy, global media magnate Rupert Murdoch
enjoys a near monopolistic position on satellite pay-TV with the merger
or Telepiù and Stream. In the UK, the government's Communications Bill,
published in May 2002, has liberalised the media and communications
market, with repercussions for media workers and programme quality.

Source: http://www.ifj.org/publications/press/pr/030409italy.html -
International Federation of Journalist

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